From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia
Irrigation has been a key component of agricultural intensification and transformation in Asia and has the potential to take on the same role in Sub-Saharan Africa. Irrigation has contributed to increased food production, lower food prices, higher rural employment, and overall agricultural and econo...
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| author | Ringler, Claudia |
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| description | Irrigation has been a key component of agricultural intensification and transformation in Asia and has the potential to take on the same role in Sub-Saharan Africa. Irrigation has contributed to increased food production, lower food prices, higher rural employment, and overall agricultural and economic growth. At the same time, irrigation—through its large consumptive water use—has accelerated water depletion, degradation, and pollution; moreover, it has benefitted richer farmers more than poorer farmers. This article reviews the contributions and challenges of irrigation and identifies a series of measures to increase the sustainability and equity of irrigation going forward. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1172492025-02-24T06:47:28Z From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia Ringler, Claudia food production economic growth technology equity sustainability irrigation Irrigation has been a key component of agricultural intensification and transformation in Asia and has the potential to take on the same role in Sub-Saharan Africa. Irrigation has contributed to increased food production, lower food prices, higher rural employment, and overall agricultural and economic growth. At the same time, irrigation—through its large consumptive water use—has accelerated water depletion, degradation, and pollution; moreover, it has benefitted richer farmers more than poorer farmers. This article reviews the contributions and challenges of irrigation and identifies a series of measures to increase the sustainability and equity of irrigation going forward. 2021-10-05 2021-12-28T03:16:20Z 2021-12-28T03:16:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117249 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292543 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.environ.030308.090351 Limited Access Annual Reviews Ringler, Claudia. 2021. From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia. Annual Review of Resource Economics 13: 157-176. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-101620-081102 |
| spellingShingle | food production economic growth technology equity sustainability irrigation Ringler, Claudia From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia |
| title | From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia |
| title_full | From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia |
| title_fullStr | From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia |
| title_short | From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia |
| title_sort | from torrents to trickles irrigation s future in africa and asia |
| topic | food production economic growth technology equity sustainability irrigation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117249 |
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